Chapter 207

“What a strange individual!”

Oliver muttered internally. His head felt like it was swelling and ached mildly.

His body had felt exceptionally refreshing and at ease since he obtained the Book of Immortality’s aura. Being in such a sublime physical state meant he never experienced fever or dizziness, let alone a headache.

“What’s happening to me?”

His head weighed a ton, and the prickling pain was as if he was having a hangover.

Oliver rubbed his temples and circulated the Book of Immortality’s aura around his mind again. The feeling was like cold water flowing through him instantly, and he resumed his state of comfort.

The sense that something was off dawned upon him right then. “Could it be…

He lowered his gaze toward the crystal. “Does the problem lie with this?”

No wonder things felt strange. Everything that had occurred, such as the hallucinations appearing in his lucid mind, the fog inside the crystal suddenly becoming transparent, and the hangover-like sensation akin to pin-pricks, was the crystal’s doing.

“What does… the man look like?” Oliver looked up abruptly and directed his question at Frederick, who was caught off guard and had a delayed reaction.

“Who? Do you mean Howard, the priest?”

Oliver nodded.

Frederick cocked his head. “He looks to be in his thirties or forties. How should I put it? While he isn’t handsome, he’s certainly not bad-looking. He also possesses an impeccable aura like that of a divine being…”

“Besides, I felt as if he could see through my mind when I looked into his eyes…” He recalled and paused briefly before he pointed it out.

have been indifferent to Frederick’s description, yet

truly

negative perception toward this so-called priest since the crystal he requested Frederick

he be in without the Book of Immortality’s aura inside his body?

flow of the Book of Immortality’s aura prevented him from experiencing the aftereffects. But he

anything good.

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he pondered, “He doesn’t know me, right? Have both of you discussed our situation

shook his head after he contemplated, “I suppose… not? I

would surely not have known of his existence under normal circumstances. Why would a stranger ask Frederick

didn’t make sense for him to have only

contemplating for a while,

noticing Oliver moved his attention elsewhere at his pronouncement, and immediately got up to return to his

Simon

and urgently queried, “Mr. Eastwood, what can we do for you?”

His name is Howard, and he was supposed to take a look at Yancy’s illness. However, I had concerns about him being

feels strange. I started hallucinating after I stared at it. Thankfully, I managed to free myself from the illusions. I was racking my brain thinking about why Howard, the priest, sent me this crystal if he wasn’t acquainted with me. I

“Mr. Eastwood, we’ll look

I want to conduct a background

speaking, “You shouldn’t go alone. Let Sim accompany you. This man… feels malevolent to me. Be

assign two

and Simon as they were the creme-de-le-creme of the

either a swindler or a member of

Oliver didn’t believe he

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